Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Johnson, G. W..
New seal more effective and lasts longer. Seal consists of five felt rings interspersed with four polytetrafluoroethylene rings having inner diameter slightly larger than shaft. Spaces between polytetrafluoroethylene rings and shaft produce labyrinth effect, which increases degree of sealing.
Requirements for the future human role in space are considered. Human tasks were divided into normal scheduled activities, unscheduled activities, and contingency activities. A strawman mission model was developed. Projections were made of crew size, mission duration, pressurized spacecraft volume, and power requirements. Trends of human roles were likewise projected.
The Apollo command and service module sequential events control subsystem is described, with particular emphasis on the major systems and component problems and solutions. The subsystem requirements, design, and development and the test and flight history of the hardware are discussed. Recommendations to avoid similar problems on future programs are outlined.
The effect was studied of nose geometry on the transition criteria for the windward boundary layer, on the extent of separation, on the heat transfer perturbation due to the canopy, and on the surface pressure and the heat transfer in the separated region. The data for each of these problems is analyzed. A literature review that concentrates on separation and the leeward flow-field is presented.
Different formulations of the fuel optimization problem for multiple burn trajectories are considered. It is shown that certain customary idealizing assumptions lead to an ill-posed optimization problem for which no solution exists. Several ways are discussed for avoiding such difficulties by more realistic problem statements. An iterative solution of the boundary value problem is presented together with efficient coast arc computations, the right end conditions for various orbital missions, and some test results.
Atmospheric ascent optimal trajectories for medium to high lift drag ratio space shuttle type rocket vehicles
Shooting method for real time optimization of multiple burn rocket flights, presenting analysis, algorithm and test results
Iterative solution of boundary value problem for rapid optimization of multiple-burn rocket flights
Dispersion in gel permeation chromatography, noting eddy diffusion in chromatographic columns
Repetitive in-flight calculation of optimal rocket guidance using algorithm method for solving boundary value problem
Generalized indirect method solving two-point boundary value problems for rapid optimal trajectory computation
A brief discussion of the possibility of establishing a permanent manned lunar base is presented. The greatest difficulty in giving credence to results from lunar base studies lies in the fact that very little is known about the physical and chemical properties of the lunar surface. Meaningful studies of lunar bases were undertaken by making a wide-range of assumptions regarding the nature of the lunar surface. Then, by designing a base that is insensitive to surface features over the range of assumed conditions, feasible base designs could be obtained. Various factors affecting the design of the base are discussed.